[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71716-71717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29567]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0059]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0004; Application for Participation in
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0004; FEMA Form
086-0-30 (currently FEMA Form 81-64), Application for Participation in
the National Flood Insurance Program.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this Notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information
necessary to allow communities to apply for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA-2010-0059. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include Docket
ID FEMA-2010-0059 in the subject line.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Suber, FEMA Risk Insurance
Division, at (202) 646-4149. You may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq., is authorized by Public Law 90-448
(1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973). Section 201 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 requires all flood prone
communities throughout the country to apply for participation one year
after their flood prone identification or submit to the prohibition of
certain types of Federal and federally-related financial assistance for
use in their floodplains. Title 44 CFR 59.22 identifies the information
required for this application.
Collection of Information
Title: Application for Participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP).
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0004.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-30 (currently FEMA Form
81-64), Application for Participation in the National Flood Insurance
Program.
Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides
flood insurance to the communities that apply for participation and
make a commitment to adopt and enforce land use control measures that
are to protect development from future flood damages. The application
form will enable FEMA
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to continue to rapidly process new community applications and to
thereby more quickly provide flood insurance protection to the
residents in communities.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 948 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Avg. burden Total Total
Number of responses Total per annual Avg. annual
Type of respondent Form name/ form No. respondents per number of response burden (in hourly respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) wage rate cost
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State, local or Tribal Government.... FEMA Form 086-0-30/ 237 1 237 4 948 $44.74 $42,414
Application for
Participation in the
National Flood
Insurance Program and
Supporting
Documentation.
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Total............................ ........................ 237 ........... 237 ........... 948 ......... 42,414
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Estimated Cost: There is no annual capital, start-up, operations or
maintenance cost associated with this collection.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Dated: November 16, 2010.
Lesia M. Banks,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-29567 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
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